Computing scale



June 24, 193 o. c. REEVES COIPUTING SCALB Filed March 22. 1922 s Sheets-Sheet 2 o. c. REEVES COMPUTING SCALE June 24, 1930,

Filed March 22, ].922'

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. 1 ATTORNEY Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ORWELL C. REEVES, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO TOLEDO SCALE COMPANY, OF

TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY COMPUTING SCALE One of the principal objects of my invention is to provide a scale of great sensitivencss and comparatively great capacity.

Another object is to provide a scale having a computing chart and relatively sensitive automatic weighing and indicating mechanism co-operating therewith and manuallyoperable weighing mechanism for counter balancing portions of the load beyond the normal capacity of the automatic weighing mechanism, means being provided for so connecting the manually-operated weighing mechanism with a computing chart that the total weight and total value computations are indicated upon the chart by the indicator connected with the automatic weighing mechanism.

Another object is to provide a scale having automatic weighing mechanism and manually-operated weighing mechanism so connected that when the manually-operated weighing mechanism is set to counterbalance a part of the load the automatic weighing mechanism will counterbalance the remainder of the load and the total weight and total value computations will be indicated.

Still another object is to provide a scale having 1nanually-operated weighing mechanism and automatic weighing mechanism so connected and arranged that the total weight of the load on the platform will be correctly indicated by an automatic indicator, regardless of the exact setting of the mannally-operated wei hing mechanism.

Other objects and a vantages will be apparent from the following description, in which reference ishad to the accompanying drawings illustrating preferred embodiments of my invention and wherein similar reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings Figure I is a front elevation of a scale embodying my invention, part of the housing of the scale being cut away for the pur pose of better showing the weighing and indicating mechanism;

Figure II is a side elevation of a scale like that shown in Figure I, other parts of the housing being cut away to better display he mechanism;

Figure III is an enlarged detail plan view showing the connection between the inanually-operated weighing mechanism and a devicefor operating the scale indicator, part of the scale housing being shown in section; 1

Figure IV is a front elevation of substantially the parts shown in Figure III;

Fi ure V is a front elevation of a modified orm of scale embodying my invention, parts being broken away and parts in section;

Figure VI is a plan view of a scale like that shown in Figure V, parts being shown in section on the line 66 of Figure V;

Figure VII is an elevational view of the poise manipulating mecl'ianism; and

Figure VIII is an enlarged detail sectional plan VlGW showing the manner of mounting the indicator and chart of the scale illustrated in Figure V.

Referring to the drawings in detail and particularly to Figures I to IV thereof, the

base 1 of the scale supports and houses platform lever mechanism (not shown), which may be of any desired construction and which supports a platform or commodityrcceiver 2. Mounted upon the rear end of the base is an upright housing 3, to the wall of which is secured a fulcrum bracket 5 which supports a beam lever (3. A frame 7, which is also rigidly secured to the housing 3, supports the automatic load-off setting mechanism of the scale, which may be of any desired type, such, for example, as the pendulum type or the spring type. Owing to. its accuracy and reliability, I prefer, however, to employ load-offsetting mechanism of the type shown in the U. S. patent to Hopgood, No. 1,203,611, dated November 7, 1916. Since any type of automatic weighing mechanism may be employed in the scale of my invention,-I have not illustrated the automatic weighing mechanism in detail and will describe it only in such detail .as is necessary to clearly show its operation in the scale of my invention and its co-operation with the other parts thereof.

The frame 7 includes a pair of depending guide members 8 upon which are supported a pair oil? pcndulums 0 having curved itulcrum sectors 10 and power sectors 11 curved ecccntricall in respect of the fulcrum sectors W. The powe' sectors 11 are connectcd to the platform lever mechanism by means of a pair of tl xible metallic ribbons 12 and a steel vard rod 13. hen a load is placed upon the platform 2 the steelyard rod 13 is moved downwardly. thus pulling dowmvardly upon the ribbons 12 and cansing the pendulunis 9 to swing outwardly, while the fulcrum sectors 10 roll upwardly along the guide members 8.

Pivotally connected to the pendulums 9 on the axes about which the fulcrum sectors 10 are curved a light frame 14: having vertinll v extending arms 15 at its ends. Stretched between the upper terminals of the :rms 15 is 11 pa r of wires 16, one of. which cvtends across the forward siee oi the chart 1T. while the other -:;tcnds across the rearward side of the chart. The housing 3 is provided with front and rear windows 18 and 19 through which the wires 16 and the portion of: the chart adjacent to the wires are visible. As the penduhnns 9 swing outwardly and the fulcrum sectors 10 roll upwardly along the guide members 8. the wires 16 are moved upwardly over the portions of the chart 1? which are vis ible through the windows 18 and 19. It the chart be marked with suitable graduations and figur s corresponding to various weights and prices and the parts he properlvarranged and adjusted. the wires 16 will register with the zero indications of weight and price when the c111nmoditv-receiver 2 is empty. \Vhen a load within the capacity ot the automatic wrnghmg mechanism is placed upon the scale. the wires 16 will move upwardly into registration with graduations corresponding to the weight ofthe article and its vanie at various prices per pound.

The manipulative load-ott'setting mechanism consists of a poise 2O slidably mounted on the beam carried by the lever 6. The poise Qi) is provided on its forward and rearward faces with pairs of lugs 21, the lugs be ng so shaped that the space between each pair of lugs forms a V-shaped notch. A pair of arms pivotall supported upon a slide 23 are so located that the ends of the arms lie between the lugs 21. The arms are connected by toggles 24, to which are pivoted a pair of handles 25. the parts be ing arranged. as best shown in Figures III and VII. so tln t when the handles 25 are pressed towards each other the arms 2'2 are swung into snug engagement with the notcl'ies which are formed between the lugs 21. In order that the arms 22 mav normally he held out of engagement with the pots. an e l .iasive springQtS is interposed between the handles 21'. The poise is thus tree to move with the beam during weigh-- inf: operation without l ability of interference from the arms 22.

The slide is mounted upon a rcvolublc worm 27. to one end of which is lixcd a pulley 28, the pul ey being in turn connected to a pulley Q) by means of a belt 130. The pullev 29 is fixedly mounted upon the shatt 31 of a roller 32 upon which is wound the lower end of the chart 17, the upper end ot the chart being wound about a second roller 33 rotatably mounted in the upper part of the housing I). A belt CH conne ts pulleys 35 and 5(3. 'vhich are tixed to tn, shatts o the rollers 3i and 33 respectively. In order to propel-1 position the intermediate portion of the chart 1? between the wires it the chart is passed behind guide rollers 37 and It will be apparent that when the poise is moved by means of the handles the slide 23 is :...-o moved along the worm 27, causing the worm to turn. As the worm turns the pulleys 28. '29. and 36 are also turned and the chart is unwound from the roller 3 and. wound upon the roller 353. or vice Vere: I spending upon the direction of nmvcment of the poise.

The lever G is provided with a counterweight 39 which c mnterbalances the weight of the lever and the poise Qt) when the poise is in zero position at. the left end ol' its beam. As the poise is moved to the right. the counterwcight 39 offsets a larger and larger part it the load on the platform. The mcchani.--:m is so proportioned that when the poise is moved to the right a sutli cicnt distance so that 2 lbs. of the load on the platform arc countcrlmlanccd bv the counterweight 3!), the chart 1? is moved downi'ardly the same distance that the: wires 16 move upwardly when the pendulums swing to a position in which they oilset 2 lbs. If the poise is in zero position. the wires 10 will register with the zero g adnations on the chart 1?. It a load ot-sa v 3 lbs.be now placed upon the platform 2 the pendi'lums will swing outwardly and the wires 16 will move upwardly into registration with the 3 lb. g'aduations on the chart 17. If the poise 20 be now moved to the right far enough so that the counten weight 39 oti'sets 2 lbs. of the weight on the platform :2. the pendnlums 9 will, of course, swing downwardly. as part of the pull on the steelvard rod 13 is taken up by the steelyard rod 13'. The wires 16 will move downwardly two-thirds of the way to their original p sitions. but the chart 17 will also be moved downwardly by means of the worm and pulley mechanism the same distance, so the wires 1.6 will still be in registration with the 3 lb. graduation.

If the weight on the platform 2 is so great ltlll llt] as to be beyond the capacity of the pendulum weighing mechanism, it is only necessary to move the poise 20 to the right until the autmnatic weighing and indicating meclmniam vibrates freely and it will come to rest with the wires 16 in registration with the graduations on the chart corresponding to the weight of the load on the commodityreceiver.

In the form of device shown in Figures V, VI and VIII the base 1 supports a lever (5 which carries the platter or commodityreceiver 2, the lever being connected by means of a flexible metallic ribbon 12 and a power sector 11 to a load-offsetting pendulum 9. The lever 6 is equipped with a sliding poise 20 and a counterpoise 39 which substantially coimterbalances the weight of the lever 6", the cominodity-receiver 2 and the sliding poise 20. When a load is placed upon the commodity receiver 2" the pendulum 9 is s 'ung upwardly and to the left, I

and an indicator 16 swings over a portion of a circular chart 17" which is exposed through a Wll'ltiOW 18 on the forward side of the housing 3" which encloses the automatic load-olfsetting and indicating mechanisiam. The rear side of the chartis provided along its edge with weightgraduations and a corresponding portion of the chart is visible through a window in the rear of the housing. The indicator 16 is provided with a pointer which is bent around the edge of the chart and indicates the weight graduations on the rear side thereof (see Figure V I The poise 20 is moved by means of a pair of handi if like those described as a arm of device shown in Figure part of the 1 1, the poise manipulating mechanism being connected to a slide 23 which turns a worm 27 that is connected through suitable gearing 28, 29, 30 to the hollow shaft 31 which carries the circular chart 17, the shaft 31 being suitably mounted in ball bearings, as shown in Figure VIII, and the pivot of the indicator extending through the shaft with its knife edge lying along the center thereof so that the chart and the indicator swing about the same axis of movement.

The parts are so arranged and adjusted that when the poise 20 is in the position shown in Figure V and the commodity-receiver is empty, the indicator 16 is in registration with the zero graduations on the chart 17. If a weight ott'-say 8 lbs. be placed upon the commodity-receiver 2, the indicator 16 will swing into registration with the 3 lb. graduations on the chart. If the poise 20" be now moved to the right a short distance, the chart 17 will be revolved to the left by means of the worm 27 and gearing 28, 29, 30*, and the indicator 16* will swing to the left through exactly the same angle so that will remain in registration with the 3 lb. graduations on the chart. It apparent, therefore, that the indicator will cm'rectly indicate the weight on the commodity-rcceiver regardless of the exact position of the poise 90" so long as the poise is in such position that the automatic weighing mechanism may swing freely to a position of balance. The indicator 16 swings through an angle of slightly over so that the total capacity of the circular chart 1? may be more than live times that of the automatic indicating mechanism. By thus combining the movable chart with the automatic wcighin mechanism I have provided a scale which is capable of computing money values throughout the capacity of the hand-operated poise weighing mechanism as well as that of the automatic weighing mechanism.

\Vhiie it will be apparent that the illustrated (ll'llOOClll'llGl'llSS of my iuvei'ition herein disclosed are well calculated to adequately fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that the invention is susceptible to variation, modification and change within the spirit and scope of the subjoined claims.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a weighing scale, in combination, a commodity-receiver, automatic load-offsetting mechanism connected to said commod ity-receiver, manipulative load-offsetting mechanism connected to said commodity receiver, means for manipulating said manipulative lo:.1d-olfsetting mechanism, and an indicating device comprising relatively movable elei'nents, one of said elements bcing coni'iected to and moved by said auto matic lcadofi'setting mechanism, the other element being connected to and moved by the means for manipulating said nmnipulative load-olhetting mechanism, the parts being so prop-tu'tioi'ied and arranged that movement oil the automatic load-ollsetting mechanisni or movement of the lUtUlllIHllzltlVQ lOttChOllHCttlDg mechanism to coimterbalance a given load on the platform will cause equal relative movement of the elements of the indicating device.

2. In a weighing scale, in combination, a lever, a commodity-receiver connected there to, a beam carried by said lover, a weighing poise siidably mounted on said beam, means for moving said weighing poise along said beam, :1 movable'chart, means connecting said chart and said poise moving means whereby said chart is moved proportionately to the movement of said poise, automatic load-otfsetting mechanism connected to said lever, and an index connected to said automatic load-offsetting mechanism and adapted to co-operate with said chart.

3. In a weighing scale, in combination, a lever, a commodity-receiver connected thereto, a beam carried by said lover, a poise slidably mounted on said beam, means for moving said poise along said beam, a revoluble said chart and said hereby t tll l chart 1: iii-n -..elv lo the movement 2 e, oi siaid poise. anlomai'ic load-oll'Heli'ing mc-"haniam ccd to said lever, and an 0 Lo Haid ani'ematic load-oil'- ii'iltifj 111cc. am and mounted to swing); about a pivel'zn axis snhaianiiially coincident Milli The axis; of movement of said chart. l0 "1 FCZlQ in coinhination a t' a S\Vl1'lglllfl movement of substantially co- Ltting mechamechameclr e hells automatic 0O ting mechafor counteri .me n ovenient oi: mi is the same regardless load conan erhal:mced bv an or both of aaid loadoilseiin combi alion, a 1 eoanecved theresaid lever, a

' id beam, i3 oppoaiie moving: said illlilH en; I ieahlc rrmally llOl'llllfj with said b ea in noise co hen, a slide, \fhiil iaip orlinL l c turned hf! moveicallne; element conin comhinalion. eivcr c nnected 7 rid lo 'er, a poiae iii heam, Hlilll poise (:21 it: opposite sides with lngivixr said noise come in said ding; rand arms and "iclics,

, ,ide supporting: Lfk 1d slide and cenneelel 1 indicating elenr' matic loadens ten to coco mating: eleoi natioxn a l thercv i re a of in co '5 matic "clglliZlf j movable chart and index, and means operalively co-ordinating said chart; and index, the one with hilid pone and the other with said antoma ic weighing mechanism wherewy said chart and index are moved relativelv in each other proportionally to the loa( conntei'halaneing client of said poise and/o1 said automatic weighing mechanism.

8. In a weighing ralc, in comhmation, a beam, a poise movable thereon to counterbalance vii-ions loads, automatic weighing mechanism, a relatively movable chart and index, and means whereby equal relative movement is imparted to said chart and index by movement of either said poise or said automatic weighing, mechanism to counterbalance equal loads.

OR\YELL C. REEVES. 

